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Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island
Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island An off-duty police officer and two Good Samaritans saved two people from their burning car after a Long Island car crash, authorities announced. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in Farmingville. Maribel Ramirez, aged 45, of Coram, was driving a 2014 Honda northbound on Country Road 83, near South Bicycle Path. At approximately 5:20 a.m., Ramirez’s car hit a guard rail and overturned. Officer Kevin Farina was on his way to work when he saw the flipped car and jumped into action. With the assistance of two Good Samaritans, the trio was able to save Ramirez and her passenger,…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two A Long Island woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a three-vehicle crash that hospitalized two people. Priscilla Torres, age 39, of Brentwood, was driving a 2018 Nissan sedan northbound on County Road 83 in Farmingville as it overpasses South Bicycle Path at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday, July 25, Suffolk County Police said. The Nissan failed to maintain its lane and struck two other northbound vehicles: a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro and a 2010 Jeep Liberty, according to police.  The collision caused the Jeep Liberty to fall off the overpass to South Bicycle Pa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Admits Guilt In DWI Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Children Long Island Man Admits Guilt In DWI Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Children
Long Island Man Admits Guilt In DWI Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Children A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in a crash that killed a mother of three. Farmingville resident Erika Bautista, 31, was driving her three daughters in a Honda on Route 83 in September last year when it became disabled in the right lane, police said. While in the right lane with her hazard lights on, just north of South Bicycle Path in Farmingville, Bautista’s Honda was struck by Shirley resident Chris Montpetit, age 36, who was intoxicated at the time. Bautista and her three daughters were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of “seriou…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Mom Dies From Injuries After Crash With Drunk Driver Long Island Mom Dies From Injuries After Crash With Drunk Driver
Long Island Mom Dies From Injuries After Crash With Drunk Driver A Long Island mom has died from injuries sustained in a crash in which the driver of the other vehicle was intoxicated, police said. The crash happened just after 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 in Farmingville. Erika Bautista, 31, of Farmingville, and her three daughters were inside a northbound 2015 Honda, which had become disabled in the right lane of County Route 83, north of South Bicycle Path, Suffolk County Police said. The car was then struck in the rear by a 2018 Jeep being driven by Chris Montpetit, 36, of Shirley, according to police. Bautista and her daughters, ages 4 and 8, were tra…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Long Island Mom, Daughters Man Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Long Island Mom, Daughters
Man Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Long Island Mom, Daughters A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that seriously injured another driver and her children. It happened just after 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 in Farmingville. Erika Bautista, 31, of Farmingville, and her three daughters were inside a northbound 2015 Honda, which had become disabled in the right lane of County Route 83, north of South Bicycle Path, Suffolk County Police said. The car was then struck in the rear by a 2018 Jeep being driven by Chris Montpetit, 36, of Shirley, according to police. Bautista and her daughters, ages 4 and 8, were transported …

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by Joe Lombardi